Woman walking dogs hit by vehicle

OCEANSIDE  A woman who was walking two dogs was struck by a vehicle Monday night while crossing South Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk, Oceanside police said.

The incident was reported about 9:20 p.m. near Eaton Street.

The woman, who is in her late 50s, was propelled onto the windshield of a white Hyundai and struck her head, police Lt. Leonard Cosby said. Her injury was not believed to be life-threatening, but she was flown by medical helicopter to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla as a precaution, he said.

The 23-year-old driver had previously stopped for a red light at an intersection and proceeded on a green light when the woman was struck at midblock, the lieutenant said. He said a preliminary investigation found the driver, who stopped, was not at fault and he was not cited.

The dogs were not injured and were transported from the scene, Cosby said.